The Sun. — London, England, 1818-03-24 00:00:00

NEW CHURCHES. FOR THE SUN. ?Jr. do not- see that the budding New Churches will hc a mean to the end pro- posed. For this last thirty years our popidation has nearly doubled its number. Vaccination and ventilation are the causes of it ; but fe►v in com -parisnn as the Churches are, I have never heard a coin plaint that none in:the severid piri,hes were large enough to contain their inhabitants. In all I have visited, I never saw one full, nor oie individual turned from its door for want .of -room; neither did the Chancellor state it as a ,reason for encreasing any, that the people called •for it, a's• a spiritual accommodation. True it is, that were all the parishionerS in the several dioceses desirous of going to Church, the places -of national worship would not hold them; nor does it follow that an additional number would be resorted to. Old and serious people find their -comfort in those alrea•iy built. The young and gay keep from them, except for shelter in bad Weather, or as a task for some private purpose against their will. As matters nom are, there are Churches enough, and they would be, better filled were they better served. The fact is, the spread of fanaticism, as resulting from ignorance, :bypOcrisy, and wickedness, has encouraged so .tuany separate enclosures, that the National Church is aelerted by the lovers of outrageous 'doctrines, preached in holes and corners, and founded o►i the opposite principles of predestiny , and free will. These places A re filled, while a neighbouring Church is almost empty. Better then might it he to attract people into church by plain, ani►►►aling, and impressive language, on the beauty of morals, arising from pure an:l on the deformity of vice leading to everlast ing misery, than to build New Churches, which may only be frequented for a time as a novelty, and have them after as hollow as the old ones at present. Entice and invite the people into , the litter before you erect - the former, and they he frequented to a plenitude ; when places of worship may be wanted for more ; but till then the work will be premature. Compulsion to a Church, or a penalty for avoiding it, would be wrong. Religion, and its calls to worship, should be free, as no prob!ern in geometry ii more true, than that whatever requires any degree of force is false. The subject is open to an exvansie dis- cession ; 1 hope this introduction will lead to it, and be received as intended,,froun a sincere heart, wishing well to all, anti barn) to none. CONSTANTINE, * We do not agree with our old and respec able Correspondent, as it is evident that in parts of the suburbs of London, and in mos country towns, new Places of IVorship are abso lately required, and if built, would be the best Check on the fanaticism he so justly re. probates. negociation which the King himself ntiffertooicand continued till its happy termination, he has beet) able to obtain for Spain the possession of:th:e, said squadron, which is•due to his 11 4 wn-.:Xe . rtiong;* witho u t n.. i y other ,sacrifice than the lust: - Tayinent in ip'oney of the lan ful value of the said .vessels ert . whieli the said squadron composed—anal, even for this disbursement his Majesty, Las '•forind out' the means of effecting the.same without its Ist:4lg necessary to put fresh burthens on his vassals for - this purpOse. The anguSt SoVereign of All the . Rossi as, who, witta such immortal honour, has co-operated so efficaciously to save Europe from an ignominious' yoke,. and therein to re-establish . order and legitimacy, will also contribute by this means, thus increasing the naval forces of the King, to protect Spanish commerce, to chase the pirates from our seas, to defend the faithful vas sals, who, in our ultra-matine dominions, are victims to anarchy and disorder, and to restore to Ettrope,tlic advantages of which' she. is deprived through the disturbances of America. If Provi denc,s favours, as we are entitled to hope, the just designs of his ntjesty in this . as well as in the other measures taken to carry his uptight inten tions into elf! ct, commerce will again he restored and rendered secure ; agriculture and industry will prosper by the easy sale of produce ; the re venue of the State will increase ; order will be re-established in our American dominions; and the Spaniards of both hemispticies, all united and all brethren, will bless the Sovereign to whose wisdom'and solicitude they will be indebted for so many benefits, who from the Southern extreme of Europe, sympathising with the' noble and gene rous sentiments of 'the august Emperor of the North, has been able to derive from his valuable friendship an aid so essential for the relief of his people, AT NINE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING, NEXT 'mum- DAY, LOTTERY DRAWs.—THREE PRIZES OF THIR TY THOUSAND POUNDS, SIXTY-FIVE OTHER CA PITALS, AND EIGHT PIPES OF PORT. *** For LITERARY 11. VIEW, see last page. It is onr inten tion, if possible, to insert daily au Article in this Depart ment of our Journal, when opportunity will admit, as the interests of LITFHATURE are important in every point of view. Nor shall we confine ourselves merely to Works of reccot publication. We are promised very able astistance THEATRICAL REGISTER. Performed Last Night. THEATRE TIOYA 1, DIU/ RY-LA NE.—Johrt Bull:. Joh Thorn berrv, Do„ ton; Mary Thornberry, Miss Boyce. After - THEAThE ROYAL, Corr:NT-GA finell.—(third time), Rol) Roy Macgregor: Francis Osbaldistone, Mr. Sinclair; Diana Vernon, Miss Stephens. After which, Harlequin Gulliver. • • MAILS. ARRTVED--1 I)nblin , I Waterford. DUE-2 Dublin, I Wa terford, I LloHand, I Gottenburgb, I Lisbon, 2 France, 2 EASTER TUESDAY.—HuIiday at the 13ank, Stock Exchange,Scc. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO•MORROW. liurninlz,"s3 minutes after 3. 1 Evening, f 8 minutes after 4. THE SUN. SOLL74 QUIS DICEItE,' FAI,StrM AtIDEAT ? LONDON, TUESD/IY, MARCH 24, 1818. SPAIN. The following is a Translation of the Officia Article published by the Spanish Government o►: the arrival of the Russian Fleet " MADRID, FEB. 27. " OFFICIAL ARTICLE, " On the 221 instant, at one P rx , a Russian squadron, under the command of Rear-Admiral MoLLER, anchored in the Bay of Cadiz;said squa dron consisting of five ships of the line, of 74 guns each, and three 44 gun frigates, in a com plete state of armament, and ready to undertake long voyages. The arrival of this squadron in the ports of Spain is a proof of the unceasing; solici tude of the Kr NG, our Lord, in favour of his peo 7 ple, and the commerce and prosperity of Isis vas sals both in Europe and America. During the long period of desolating War 'which the Penin sula experienced, necessity required that the ex ertions of the Provisional Governments, which had charge of the Kingdom during the absence of his MAJESTY, should be directed with a view to repel the perfidious invasion of a foreigner, by applying all the public -resources to the Orga• nization of land forces, which were to save the nation at the moment of so dangerous a crisis. This preferable, and, owing to its nature, almost exclusive attention, necessari ly produced a considerable deficiency and dete rioration it, our naval forces, which from the be ginning !laving awakened the solicitude of the King, at length became one of his principal cares, and these werc redoubled as soon as the great in juries experienced by the national trade were mani fest, by shiernents being frequently intercepted in the seas of ).:,,,rope and America by pirates. To these were added the great injuries experienced by the faithful vassals of his Majesty. in some of his ultramarine possessions, through the want or delay of timely succoursovhieh might preserve them from the anarchy and disorder arising out of the unfor tunate circumstances °fare times. The slow means of constructing and repairing vessels, although this measure has not been neglected, did not alto gether correspond to the ardent wishes of his Ma jesty, anxious as he was to procure ready relief ; but the wisdom of his Majesty has found.a remedy for all in, his paternal heart, and in , the . sincere friendship of his august Ally theTunkror of all the Russias ; and treating directly on, tbitrsub ject with his Imperial Majesty, • by means - of a Tier: has been 110 arrival of Pari3 Papers this ►iioruing. 'lw•o days' Journals are due. We do not wish to arrogate too much, or to be too credulous in our own favour, but our in telligent f:orrespondent at Paris assures us, that 'FOE $Ol4 has considerable influence upon, the French Ministry, as well as upon the People of that Capital. tic declares, that in his opinion, the observations on the Concordat, which appear ed iii our Paper, determined the Minis:ry in a ,great measure not to present it, even modified, which pause ist,etrnsidered as 'a great triumph ot Religion. Our Correspondent also assures us, that THE SUN is s o u g ht f or i n P ar i s w hi t great aridity, and that malty attempts have been made to dis cover the author of his communications. These attempts Will be in vain, though w'e can assure our. Readers that he is too Lonourable to wthe what he does not think, or to give any informa tion for which he has not good authority. This morning we received moreAmel ican Papers, but not of a later date than those of yesterday : Extract of a Letter from Buenos ,qyrts, Dec. 27, 1317. More than 80 persons of the first distinction in Chili have been seized by the military and thrown into dungeons, on the ground of attaehrneht to General CANERA. TWO North American Gen- tlemen wet e arrested and imprisoned on the same ground, but have been released on the condition of leaving the country in an American vessel sail ing for Rio Janeiro. The treasures of Chili arc exhausted by contributions for Bilenos Ayres, and - - the people of Chili are experiencing the benefit's of their deliverance from the Royal Spaniards by 01.1toGiNS and the Army of Buenos Ayres. This Government has called upon the English Mer chants residing trete for a new Loan, which has been complied with to the amount of between 30 and 40,000 dollars. The Government profess themselves obliged by the liberal manner in which their request was complied with. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM BUENOS AYRES, DE CEMBER 22, 1817. "•The Portuguese took possession of Colonia clef Sacramento on the 20th inst. The privateer -Independencea de la Sud sailed on the 17th inst with dispatches from this Government to Rio Ja neiro, and it is expected that she will call at Portsmouth before she returns to thisßiver. Arived the 11; benezer, CL'ARK,...from London and 'Ton • te Video,'and a Spanish ship, prize to the Congress privateer ; 19tb; the Mosquito, from St.. Helena." Letters from Vienna, received this morning in le City, we understand, contradict the state- ment in the Paris Papers respecting the Austrian Loan, it not baying been yet agreed upon. As - our Readers must have sickened under the tedious and hackneyed harangues of Opposition within doors, they would most probably be hear tily disgusted with the stupid and factious decla -.mations of the rabble without. We shall therefore spare them the irksome sight of the proceedings of such rabble, and simply state, that a Meeting of the Spa Fields kind took place yesterday in Pa lace-Yard, of which Sir FRANCIS BURDETT was in the Chair. -We refer our Readers to COE. BETT'S later works, for an account of the character and views of the Reforming Baronet, and we so refer them, merely to chew the jealousy of these Reformers towards each other. , Cousur, what ever were his principles, possessed abilities, which, when exerted propedy, justly raised his charac ter into high estimation. Lie at first describer! Sir FRANCIS BURDETT as the most ambitious and dangerous character that ever - existed in any country. He afterwards retracted, and held him forth with much praise, but, meaning to leave. this country, and havin.g no . farther connexion with the Baronet, he returned to his former opi nions, and has recently described him as he did at first. Truth may rest between these extremes, and the Baronet may be neither so tad or so pod as he was severally represented "by COBIETT, who is an acute observer, and who was more likely to be impartial in his final sentiments.— But to return to the Meeting. Lord COCHRANE was one of the chief speakers, and he differed in . .sentinrents with the others. That miserable do tard Whi; . is best. Characterized by Beividera's de scription of ROldult, " that old son of mischief," who has fatigued the world so many years-by his pamphlets and harangues, was present, at this , Meeting, and seems disposed to do all the mis chief he can before he drops into the- grave. An attempt was made to extort from . Sir, FRANCIS BURMITT and Lord COCHRANE their opinion upon the subject of Universal Suirrne, but in vain ; and Lord COCHRANE, when asked why his name did not appear on the list of the Minority against the Indemnity Bill, made an auk ward apology, inplying that, he was disgusted with the House of Commons. It must therefore be inferred that lie really approves of the Bill in his heart. Upon the whole, the Aleeting was more insidious than turbulent, but was altogether the same factious farce which has often been performed on the same stage, and whieh is now apparently too dull even for the mob. • Dispatches overland were on 'Sunday received from Bombay, brought by Captain MooaE,da(ed the 24th of November, stating, that it having been ascertained the P J As.nwA was preparing for hostilities, a •force of 4,000 men was dispatched frdielionibay against him. . To resist this he op posed 40,000 men. A battle was fought on. the sth November, in which the PEISHWA . S army was defeated. Another battle was fought on the 171-11 November, in which the PetStiwa was coMpetely . routed.—He fled to one, of jtis strong forti, and abandoned Poonah to its fate, Which was en tered by the English troops ; The 'Marquis of HASTINGS has concluded a treaty with SCINDIAH, by Which the latter agrees to permit the Company's troops to pass through his dominions, that they may punish the Pinda rees. It is not expected that a subsidiary foice will be put upon SCINnIAII, who is supposed to keep up so good an understanding with the Com pany's Government •that he will act with it in suppressing all turbulent and hostile marauders, HoLxAa professed to submit entirely to the Marquis of HASTINGS. In that part where his Lordship is, every thing was going on as well as he could have expected, and even with greater rapidity than could have been counted on. The l'etsnwA's people hanged two British Offi cers whom they took prisoners. —(Morning Chro nicle.) The following paragraph appears in The Morn ing Herald of this day, but the whole of the ar tide to which it refers WAS in LIR SUN of the 24th of last month ! " We were favoured, last night, with a Quebe c Gazette Extraordinary of January 7, containing (be Speech of the Governor in Chief on opening the Session of the Provincial Parliament of Lower Canada. It will he seen, that the Canadian Le gislature is now, for the first time, called upon to provide for the expence of the civil government of tie province ; a measure to which we must wish .nccess,as some relief to the finances of England." PRIVATE AND AUTHENTIC CORRESpONDENCSI PARIS, MARCH 19. *—There has been a g a() ; deal of conversation relative to the King's 1 41tifi o with him in hi s d r i ve t h ree Pe ers, on t h e day ''{` e the debate on the Law for Recruiting the 111°) , was closed, a n d t he quest i on carried. by thel li , o jority whi c h I h a d pre dicted in my lett e r. Th`r el no doubt that th e D u k e d e is C H ARTRE an d Vl e other Peers were in hi s M a j esty 's carr i age at $1 moment when their Colleagues were their black or white balls ,in the urn, anti I t nearly as certain, that had those three Peers l' er to present they wo u ld h ave vote d aga i nst the i'tito This fact and supposition has excited 811 1 0 7 indignation of the Ultras, who, though they themselves Royalists, are invariably in opposj i°. to the Royal Will. They pretend that his I° JESTY had no right to be accomp 'nied by the gular servants of his household, at a inotr•Ot when they might have, by their privilege of Per! l ' voted against his wishes; and though the ff‘ a drives that his Majesty takei is absolutely De ets: sary for his he a lth, t h at h e oug h t to have sta i4 l home on that day, and not robbed them of black balls. Now the simple factis, that his M a ' jesty goes out regularly at the same hour, aild. tt always attended in the same manner. Why th ell should it be concluded that a particidarmotive fte ll ; ated his Majesty on that day more than any othe r ; Certainly ther e i s no other reaso n w hy, s ave 09 , the fact sadly- thwarted the .. projects and defe' f ; ed the hopes o f t h ose w h o ca ll themselves hio friends, but treat him like an enemy. They wil A the King to be a b so l ute , and that O r dinant''' shall take place of• Laws, and yet they so link respect their Sovereign, that they conceive li health, pleasure, and dignity should all give Ye s / to their private interests, even when those D . ° rests are hostile to his Majesty. This i S very fair specimen of their conduct on all occasi°°' Ego et Rex Meus, is the sentiment of ever,' °1) : of them. But even supposing- that his Maies t7 had really taken these Peers out with him for tint express purpose o f preventing their voting aga inst the Law he had proposed and wished to be adopt' ed, it would be a piece of sound policy c orals% in the tnost judicious manner. A n d the '61410 place the p ersona l c h aracter of his Ma j est y in highest point of view. The .three Peers in ll` leS' is tion were the companions of his e x ile, and thn 0.,1 ,1 they do not accor d w i t h hi s po li t i ca l v i ews' he r ° too generous -to treat diem with rigour, be e" ; suffers them t o • en j oy ' t h e i r m i staken views, ari, simply contents himself with ,nentralizing 014 efforts, when they .might become injurious. knows their prejudices and lie overlooks t i hes lt to retain only the sentiment of attachtneol for_ their _ virtues,, as_ lie knows they are most via devoted to his person and house. Hence, gr an t v Jog even the suppthitiou of the. Ultras; the fa ct only gives . a. . mor e-exaltedopinion of his Iki est Y ..• talents and j u d gment ; a nd i t, 110 doubt, Was " s delightful sensation _ttifilld that the ordinary dr itel so beneficial. -to his health, was also, on this i °c : .c.asion, equally be ne fi c i a l to t h e S tate. It that licstrts• IV. would h ave acte d himself (1n" circumstances, and granti ng eve" al l t" Ultras ask, does equa l h onour to the head heart of his Majesty Louts XVIII. We yesterdaygare the first part of the Letter from o f f ' 4 4 respondent, dat e d the 19th inst., relati ng t o the arrt st 4,4 Assassin of th e D u k e of WELLINGTON. as chiefly ill teres'. in this Country, and we give the remainder this day, only interesting to France, but eventually to - other States. Yesterday the Dukei of YORK and CUT'lg E ir . LAND visit e d t h e P RINCE RECIENT, at Carita honse. 7' 4 On Sunday afternoon the Duke of rived at Kensington Palace from. abroad. vr , Royal Highness dined w:th his Royal br e at e re the Duke of S USSEX , at hi s apartments in nbti sington-palace, and spent the evening wh i n g ing Duke and Du c h ess o f G LOUCESTER. yest- 2cis morning his Royal Highness paid his re s r - ei: twice to . the PRINCE REGENT, at Cariton-ti °l- A s r iv The French Ambassador, the Itussiaa - "`;ed bassador, and the Hanoverian Minister, IT 0 • upon the PRINCE REGENT yesterday at C 3l. ' .° house. On Sunday Prince ESTERHAZY, Laid STE'C' t o f and a select party, dined with the Princ e g .s HEssE fIoSIBERG, at his r es id ence i n Sr. j'injc. Palace. Yesterday his Seren e Highness rece if o ed visits from the. Bishop of OXFORD, 13jr HumuoLDT, &C. h On Sunday the L ORD CHANCELLOR •-° I An , t m r• audience of th e P RINCE R EGENT, at house. Of The story m en ti one d i n t h e F rench Par il;s'a• a Revolution h av i ng ta k en p l ace i n Cape ' s r) .- 'l ei . cols, against th e aut h or i ty o f Christopbc, ""lepers some, is totally incorrect. We haVe.see n , from that place to Bth- FArnary, rece i " 4. .6 1 5 town yesterday, whi c h state t h at every t hing . quiet there.---(Morning Chronicle.) as An article in an Hay' annuli Paper c ontain ,. official acc o unt o f th e execution of General M r! The report is si gne d b y a surgeon , who eNta ltie( f the body, and specifies the place and n umber the wounds received. 2100/ , Wednesday Gl asgow Th ea t r e Was so ld at 5, - the upset price. The purchasers, we olid er9(36( ! f are private G ent l emen , w ho h o ld ' sm all shal e s each. I ki th., Iti, kip ,%1 1,,,, b t 3